“It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but that its influence may be co-extensive with the world, and stamp political happiness or misery on ages yet unborn.” – George Washington (1789)
“Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.” -Marianne Moore, poet (15 Nov 1887-1972)
Artistic Travesty
by Michael Doyle
Mouth breathers don't truly understand
The logic, as it were, of supply and demand
That produces things of artistic travesty
Like the weight of the world bringing me to my knees
This is a complex world in its friending
And not often enough that I get a happy ending
But there it is, into the darkness descending
All the fighting changes found in their pretending
Free will it seems, might be overrated
The way so many give in as if duly fated
To lead their lives in their redundancy
Where rational actors trip up as in conspiracy
I and you, we end up where we should never be
You and I, caught up in this hopeless travesty
We each have our job to do, or so it seems
Though we cross each other in our simple dreams
Woven with skills as we urge on to make up
Disguised as it were as another fatal breakup
Startled as we are, we walk off to quietly find
That best of us is who we have yet left behind
(c) November 16, 2022 Michael Doyle
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“The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their public trust.” – James Madison (1788)
“The possession of unlimited power will make a despot of almost any man. There is a possible Nero in the gentlest human creature that walks.” – Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907)
Blood Path of the Samurai
by Michael Doyle
You're not just going to leave
A beheaded man on the ground?
She asked in what I believe
Is her shocked voice sound
You don't see that everyday
But that, my dear, is the samurai's way
Small men snuff out lesser powers
To end their light before their finest hour
The greater good of all the samurai
Is not necessarily the safest for you and I
Protected at all cost, the blood will spill
That some of us might survive to tell the tale
The best secrets are kept in hidden places
Sometimes behind the most unexpected faces
It is then perhaps best not to assume
That anyone can prophesy promise or doom
Still it is, however much it is derided
There are some things that are decided
There are no tricks of jaded reflection
That can escape fate's sacred correction
(c) November 15, 2022 Michael Doyle
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“It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it.” – James Madison
“No matter our circumstances, no matter our challenges or trials, there is something in each day to embrace and cherish.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Midnight Reflections
by Michael Doyle
Sending I love you echoes across the canyon wall
Into the frigid air of this late fall
Thinking to myself that you were once so near
Now gasping at the thought that you might disappear
The distance is no further than our shared heart
Until I wake at night with a sudden start
Wishing inside my soul that I could hold you close
The teardrops fall heavy like an overdose
The words exchanged sometimes pull me under
And my life becomes one fantastic blunder
Because I know that I need you beside me
But wonder how that will ever or never be
The first time that I ever saw your beautiful face
I knew you were my home, filled with infinite grace
And that I could never be right without you
You are my walking dream made true
Then it is, that I close my eyes
Waiting for the next day's sunrise
Wishing only to feel your sweet kiss
Yours is the ache in my heart and the hand that I miss
(c) November 14, 2022 Michael Doyle
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“All that we call human history … [is] the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” – C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)
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